Overview
- EU High Representative Kaja Kallas accused China of conducting cyberattacks, meddling in European democracies and maintaining unfair trade practices that jeopardise security and jobs.
- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told EU officials that Brussels and Beijing should respect each other and avoid confrontation despite their differences.
- The EU has implemented measures including the Foreign Subsidies Regulation and an anti-coercion law to protect its companies from unfair competition.
- Beijing has launched anti-dumping investigations on European exports and imposed export controls on rare earths to strengthen its negotiating leverage.
- The upcoming Berlin talks with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul will revisit a proposal for an annual “China-Check” to review critical supply-chain dependencies.